neighboring places unspecified sense

William H. Ukers (author)

• cultivation of coffee plant and use of coffee beverage spread to neighboring places by degrees
  assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500

  By degrees the cultivation of the plant and the use of the beverage passed into many neighboring places

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'By degrees the cultivation of the plant and the use of the beverage passed into many neighboring places.' This exact quote supports all elements of the claim including the subject, predicate, object, and temporal framing.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as historical narrative fact, not attributed to a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective historical tone. The time qualifier 'by degrees' is an exact match to the passage's phrasing and correctly captures the gradual nature described, with valid_from and valid_to appropriately null since no specific dates are given for this spread to neighboring places (only later destinations like Mecca/Medina and Cairo have dates). The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict this claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.